Maguire Webinar on Retention

Behind the Scenes at Magna – December 14, 2010

Yesterday Maguire Associates’ Roland Stark and Sarah Parrott were in Madison, WI, to deliver a webinar at the studios of Magna Publications. You might know Magna from their publications, such as Recruitment & Retention, which recently published a retention article by Maguire Associates’ Senior Consultant Larry Butler titled A Multidimensional Approach to Student Retention. Preparing for a webinar started 3 months before the production date with drafts of supplemental materials and slides. The effort culminated in a trip to Magna’s studio where Roland and Sarah were joined by Managing Editor Kate Stover (who expertly applied makeup – see the pictures below!), Editor Therese Kattner, and a crew of sound and camera technicians. It’s a bit disconcerting to speak to a camera with a stuffed animal on top rather than a live audience! Here are a few “behind the scenes” pictures as we prepared for our webinar “Drive Retention Performance Through a Comprehensive Action Plan“. If you have any questions about the webinar, please feel free to contact email hidden; JavaScript is required, or email hidden; JavaScript is required.

A shot of Roland Stark warming up. 

 

Sarah getting her makeup done before the cameras started rolling!

 

Now it’s Roland’s turn!

 

Roland talking with the producer just before show time!

 

A look at what, or who, Roland and Sarah are talking to.